Asier Riesgo (born October 6, 1983 ; Spanish Asier Riesgo Unamuno ) is a Spanish football player of Basque origin, the goalkeeper of Eibar .
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| Was born | Deva , Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 185 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club |  Eibar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Club career
Asier Riesgo is a graduate of Real Sociedad. He made his debut at the professional level in 2002 , going on loan to Eibar. In 2004, Asier was recalled from the lease due to a major goalkeeper injury. Blue-and-white Sander Westerfeld . In the elite Spanish division, he debuted on May 19, 2004 in a match against Alaves .
After Westerfeld left the team, Riesgo became the main goalkeeper of Real Sociedad. However, in 2006, the club bought Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo , who ousted Riesgo from the line-up and became the main goalkeeper.
In the 2007/2008 season, which Real Sociedad played in the second division , Asier was the main goalkeeper and played 42 games of the season. However, to achieve the return to the elite of Spanish football "white-blue" failed. In August 2008, Riesgo was leased to the Recreativo Club, which played in Example [2] .
In the new team, Riesgo became the player of the main team, and in the match against Numancia on January 4, 2009, Riesgo reflected 2 penalties and helped his team win - 3: 1 [3] . On April 11, in the match against Barcelona (0: 2), Asier was the first to defeat a penalty kick played by Lionel Messi [4] . That season, Riesgo played in all 38 games, but this did not help Recreativo to avoid relegation to the second division.
In December 2009, Riesgo was interested in English " Tottenham ", who was looking for a replacement for the injured Carlo Cudicini [5] . Returning to the Real Sociedad camp, Riesgo played 7 matches in the 2009/2010 season, after Bravo’s injury and the second goalkeeper Enyauta Zubikarai’s disqualification. At the end of the season, “white-blue” managed to achieve access to the example.
On June 18, 2010, Riesgo’s contract with Real Sociedad expired and he moved to Osasuna, signing a 3-year contract. [6]
On July 28, 2015, Riesgo moved to Eibar as a free agent.
International Career
Riesgo played for Spain’s youth and youth teams. Winner of the Junior European Championship 2002 and finalist of the World Youth Championship 2003 [7] .
Achievements
- European Junior Champion : 2002
- Finalist of the World Youth Championship : 2003
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Badiola cierra la cesión de Riesgo a espaldas de los administradores (isp.) . Diario Vasco (May 31, 2009). Archived December 17, 2012.
- ↑ Recreativo Huelva 3-1 Numancia (Eng.) . ESPN Soccernet (January 4, 2009). Archived December 17, 2012.
- ↑ Barça edging closer to Liga glory (English) . UEFA.com (April 11, 2009). Archived December 17, 2012.
- ↑ Tottenham give away Spanish goalkeeper Asier Riesgo (Eng.) . BBC Sport (December 6, 2009). Archived December 17, 2012.
- ↑ Osasuna presentará el lunes a Asier Riesgo (isp.) (Not available link) . The official website of Osasuna (June 18, 2010). Archived December 17, 2012.
- ↑ Asier Riesgo - competition record (English) . FIFA . Archived December 17, 2012.
Links
- Asiera Riesgo's profile on the official Osasuna website (isp.)
- Asier Riesgo on BDFutbol (English)
- Asier Riesgo on Futbolme (Spanish)
- Player Profile (English) on Transfermarkt